Deteriorating conditions in the state’s prisons and climate change could be a potentially deadly combination, advocates warn.

Environmental advocates, elected leaders and workers at the Environmental Protection Agency gathered at Federal Plaza ...

Thousands of Americans have been warned that their drinking water has elevated levels of a contaminant, lead, posing a ...

University of Illinois Extension is now offering an accessible, self-paced online course designed specifically for food ...

Gov. JB Pritzker should sign a bill that permits a person filing a case in an Illinois court to include out-of-state ...

Often overlooked as a dimension of the health effects of war, the impacts of conflict on the environment are gaining increasing attention. Rebecca Sers reports.

Illinois Extension is asking Illinois farmers to submit photos to be considered for the 2026 calendar. Photographers whose ...

Hundreds of thousands of residents are served by the affected systems. City officials must monitor and mitigate the PFAS in ...

Every Chicago ZIP code appears on an Illinois Department of Public Health list requiring that children be tested for lead exposure.

Southern 7 Health Department (S7HD) has confirmed one, new positive test for West Nile Virus (WNV) in mosquitoes for the ...

They want the fossil fuel industry — instead of Illinois taxpayers — held responsible for funding green, resilient ...

Already the calls are coming in at Chicago’s All Bright Solar. Customers want solar roofs installed on their homes — and they ...